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2010 Fleetwood Half-Marathon
 | | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 40% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 40% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: not enough water stations
In full: tough day with incredible wind !! obviously
this is outside the organisers control but the
water stations are not. I ran the full and from
the 7 mile marker the next cup of water was
just before the 13 mile marker, not good enough.
again, poor finish area and no t-shirt or
light refreshments as described in the race
leaflet. overall a bit dissapointing event
really and improvements need to be made.
previous reviewer about marshalls holding
windbreakers/golf trollies-are you serious ??
Date of review: August 30, 2010
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2010 Wycombe Half Marathon
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 100% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: bargain event
In full: fantastic value for money, great marshalls
on route and great medal/t-shirt-goody bag
at the finish.
with excellent facilities at the finish,
difficult to find room for improvement.
well done to everyone involved.
well worth the trip from the black country.
cheers !!
Date of review: July 18, 2010
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2010 North Devon Marathon & Half Marathon
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | No | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: in my view, this was not a marathon
In full: well, what can I say.
the scenery was fantastic,truly fantastic.
however the second half of this event took
me longer than my pb for a full marathon.
the hills/contours combined with the terrain
meant the majority of the time you could not
run it which was not what I turned up for.
in my view a marathon is an event which you
plan to run and not walk.
anyway, no doubt this suits some people but
not me. the marshalls were good and the drinks
stops were plentiful and well stocked so no
problems there, well done.
may I suggest if the organisers continue with
this marathon they make runners do the first
lap twice because that was reasonable, the
second half was unreasonbale bordering on
ridiculous and in places dangerous.
Date of review: June 28, 2010
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2010 mbna Chester Marathon
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: well done to the organisers
In full: ok, its not the most scenic run you will
ever do BUT everything else about this race
was in my view excellent. even more so when
you consider it was the first staging.
by comparison this race blew the edinburgh
marathon shambles the week before out of
the water.
nice stadium finish, cracking medal and
t-shirt and a goody bag including haribos !!
(love in a bag, they are)
a shower within 150 yards of the finish line
and parking just up the road,fantastic.
a great day out and defo one for next year.
congratulations again to ALL the organisers
and the volunteers.
organisers
Date of review: June 8, 2010
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2010 Rhayader 'Round the Lakes' 20
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 80% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 80% |
In short: what scenery !!
In full: travelled down from the midlands and well
worth the trip.
a cracking race thats very tough in places
but just look at the views and the scenery.
this race is well organised and definitely
coming back-well done everyone involved.
the changing rooms were not really adequate
and personally i prefer a medal to a cotton
t-shirt but hey, who cares !!
Date of review: March 21, 2010
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2010 Gloucester Marathon – Epney
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 60% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: far better than my first time here 2 years ago
In full: did this race 2 years ago and it was not a great
event. having read what were on the whole quite
negative reviews from last year I went here
not expecting things to have improved greatly.
to my pleasant surprise it was far better than
my previous visit. a nice momento and an all
important post race shower facility was good.
well done to the people involved for making
the improvements and although this is not the
best race in the world it has potential and I
look forward to returning next year.
keep up the good work !!
Date of review: January 26, 2010
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2009 Cornish Marathon start time 10-am
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 60% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 80% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: my toughest marathon yet !!
In full: this was my 60th marathon and my 31st
different one. in my view this was very
very tough and although my time of 4-10
is in my bottom 3 I consider it a real
achievement that I ran all the way round
and did not walk at all.
thank god the weather was kind to us I
dread to think how this route would be in
bad weather !!
the race was very well marshalled and the
pockets of support were very welcome.
I have to say the people involved on the
day were extremely friendly and welcoming.
special thanks to the wonderful lady in
the race hq who made me and my mate a cup
of coffee pre-race on the house, very
grateful we were. also, the cheese/onion
pasty at the end was most welcome.
this race was well worth our journey from
the midlands and if you like tough races
go for it-you wont be disappointed !!
to close, thanks to all who made us feel
so welcome. cheers
Date of review: November 17, 2009
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2009 Snowdonia Marathon
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 20% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 40% | | Value | | 60% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 40% |
In short: poor finish area
In full: a fantastic challenge and experience-one to
test your physical and mental strength.
in places a bit hazardous with cars getting
far too near to the runners,dangerous.
the views and landscapes were truly
outstanding and will be back to try and see
them on a clear day.
in my view the finish area was poor and had
to ask a fellow runner where to get my race
momento from-why not hand them to the runners
when they cross the finish line ? a mate of
mine did not get one since he could not be
bothered to queue for one-not good.
also, the bus system is a waste of time.
if you are running 26 mile walking one is
not going to kill you is it. since there is
no shelter at the start area you would still
get wet either in the bus queue or standing
around at the start or am I missing
something here ?
as a result those who walked it had to wait
around for another 20 minutes in the rain
absolutely hopeless.
see you next year I hope.
Date of review: October 27, 2009
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2009 Abingdon Marathon
| | Overall score | | 60% | | Would you do it again? | | Maybe | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 40% | | PB potential | | 80% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: excellent marshalling/post race facilities.
In full: the marshalls were very good and incredibly
supportive-thanks to you all it is much
appreciated.slightly congested in the early
stages but what lovely running conditions.
the cars/traffic is slightly hazardous in
places and again numerous runners completely
disregarded the no mp3 rule-idiots.
the finish is great and a nice hot shower was
most welcome-cheers to the bag storage team.
one small gripe though, I finished in 3 47 so
was surprised to be told no medium t-shirts
left, they had all gone. why fill in what
size I want then have it written on my number
if not enough in my size has been ordered.
normally dont care about this if its a cheap
cotton one but these looked good and the
small I was given makes me look like the
only gay in the village bloke !!
anyway, my running oppo reduced his pb
from 3 39 to 3 32 in his 57th marathon so
a memorable day.
to repeat-marshalls, fantastic.
Date of review: October 18, 2009
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2009 Anglesey Marathon
| | Overall score | | 80% | | Would you do it again? | | Yes | | | | Details: | | Scenery | | 100% | | PB potential | | 40% | | Atmosphere | | 60% | | Organisation | | 60% | | Value | | 80% | | Beginner-friendliness | | 60% |
In short: enjoy the views, because the hills are waiting !!
In full: 2nd time here, and I seem to bring sunshine !
the delay and then non-delayed start time
was a new experience for me, what was that
all about ?
the route has some views to die for and some
hills that could break you spirit.
seriously, the last few miles are very hard
and slightly hazardous in places.
was pleased to finish and would not hesitate
to recommend this race-not the greatest
crowd support in terms of numbers but the
locals are very friendly and encouraging.
the stew was a great idea to refuel the
runners and showers on site which is great.
not the best medal in the world and I
would have preferred a t-shirt like last
year to the shopping bag but overall for
the entry fee very good indeed.
massive thanks to everyone involved.
see you next year, god willing.
Date of review: September 22, 2009
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